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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Radio Worcester (11:32): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks vaccine
+6:00: Boston rolling back to Phase 2, Step 2 amid surge
+1:00: Is Massachusetts headed for another shutdown?
+1:00: Free testing in Worcester this week
-First vaccine doses shipping out across country (1:12)
-UMass Memorial Medical Center expects 1,950 doses this week
-Local restaurant owners lament the state's latest restrictions on dining out
-ICYMI: 'I would be very shocked if there are not more significant rollbacks or closures ... by Jan. 1,' UMass Memorial CEO says
-One Central Mass. woman's employment odyssey during the pandemic
-Worcester city manager continues recovery; 2 others test positive
-Northborough medical apparel store says 'Thank you' to nurses with 'Gift a Nurse' program
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Fewer 'snowbirds' this year, more RV parks and campground
-Mass. health officials announce 4,677 new cases, 41 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.6 percent
-Rep. Jim McGovern: American public should demand action from Congress (:57)
-Isolated by pandemic, Americans are sending more Christmas and holiday cards to stay in touch
-Despite all the ‘togetherness’, are you really spending enough time with your kids?
-Meanwhile, in England, tequila bar applies to become church to skirt lockdown rules
In The News
-Latest weather: Multiple threats for snow during this cold week
+6:00: Radio Worcester (15:58): Etel Haxhiaj is running for the Worcester City Council in 2021
+6:00: WBJ webcast on Thursday to detail expansion of telehealth
+6:00: Men's hockey player Logan Ferguson named Crusader of the Week
+1:00: With a small donation, you can help save a downtown Worcester bar
+1:00: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of Dec. 14
+11:00: Can Worcester be a ’15-minute city’?
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 14
-Woman taken to hospital after being struck by car in Worcester
-ICYMI: The Wall Street Journal reports on racial divisions in Worcester
-Bill Shaner: Police Chief Steve Sargent’s front page WSJ article paints a horribly distorted picture
-Catching up with the boy in the firefighter funeral photo — 9 years later
-Holy Cross rower seriously injured in crash completes 1-mile run (1:40)
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial layoffs planned in Clinton, Leominster as services are outsourced; employees expected to keep same roles
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police Dept.'s drive-thru toy drive a huge success
-Rutland man camping on Town Common for homeless veterans
-Report: Cleveland Indians changing name after 105 years
-Who were the Indians named after? Louis Sockalexis, Holy Cross Hall of Famer
-American Basketball Association plans return to Worcester in 2021
-National: 'I was just sitting there catching them': 7 jump from burning apartment building in Georgia
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: Expect prices for streaming services to keep rising
-Homes: Video tour of renovated Vernon Hill duplex for sale (:50)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Area woman turns 100 with her candlepin bowling league. Gallery (9 photos)
-Meanwhile, in China, drone converted into a flying flamethrower to wipe out wasp nests
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In The News
+5:00: Man charged with OUI in Shrewsbury hit-and-run, 80-year-old woman seriously injured (1:37)
+5:00: Chef joins staff at Abby's House in Worcester
+5:00: 2 hospitalized after early morning crash in Holden
+5:00: Holy Cross Playoff Primer (12:19): Women's hockey vs. New Hampshire
+10:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Feb. 25
+10:45: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+10:45: Worcester ranked among top 100 best cities for outdoor jobs
-Sentence cut in half in golf club assault of man holding baby
-City man facing motor vehicle homicide charge for Christmas Eve crash
-Services Monday and Tuesday for 3 who died in Jaques Ave. fire
-Worcester newlyweds need help starting over after escaping fatal Jaques Avenue fire
-Ricky Duran to release new single, 'Selfish Love,' on Friday
-District to continue to lease YMCA annex for crowded Chandler Elementary
-Local homeless programs receive $7 million federal boost
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:45): Fighting systemic racism and opening schools
-City Council delays discussion on police reform until next week, public comments overwhelmingly support recommendations
-1,600 city employees to receive cybersecurity training
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (28:33): Bill Fredericks, Board President, Net of Compassion
-SeltzerTime Podcast #107 (1:18:18): Shake the Rust Off & Make Moves
-Poetry Town: 'After the storm — Green Hill Park'
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street restaurant to reopen next month
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden Recreation accepting applications for summer jobs
-Grafton High cancels indoor track as ‘Fall II’ season gets underway
-Butler scores career-high 30 as Crusaders take down BU, 86-75
-New England: Mass. man arrested for trying to hire hitman to kill his wife
-Food: Avocados toast and grilled cheese highlight new spring items at Dunkin
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: 3 Worcester open houses to check out
-Celebrity: Prosecutors drop drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen
-TV/Streaming: Paramount films to premiere on Paramount+ as soon as 35 days after theatrical release
-Movies: 15 iconic roles played by actors who weren’t the 1st choice
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. town celebrates WWII veteran's 100th birthday (:27)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., boy's 'brain-eating worm' is an embarrassing accident
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Next step of state’s reopening plan starts March 1, last phase scheduled to begin March 22
+5:00: 'We have been waiting for this': Worcester bar reacts to loosening of restrictions
+5:00: Americans support teachers getting vaccine before schools reopen, according to new survey
+5:00: Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting because of the pandemic
+10:45: At least it's working? Outrageous waits on state vaccine website
+10:45: 5 questions answered about Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
-Council discusses Worcester vaccine equity
-Gov. Baker: State to roll out new ‘digital waiting room’ when 50,000 new vaccination appointments go live Thursday
-Approval of Johnson & Johnson vaccine could boost state supply by 80,000, doctor says (1:55)
-ICYMI: Mass. aims to take remote, hybrid learning 'off the table,' bring students back (3:02)
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,788 new cases, 60 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-Dr. Fauci cautions against complacency as infections decrease
-Meanwhile, woman regrets very unfortunate tattoo she got pre-pandemic
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